Nowon-gu Installs Healing Refrigerators Along Streams and Walkways to Provide Bottled Water

5 Riverside Locations: 2 at Jungnangcheon, 2 at Danghyeoncheon, 1 at Mukdongcheon... 3 Walking Trails: Bulamsan Butterfly Garden, Gyeongchun Line Light Garden, Yeongchuksan Barrier-Free Forest Path... 600 Bottled Waters per Refrigerator per Day: Replenished 300 each in Morning and Afternoon

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] With the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic making indoor exercise difficult these days, walking paths are always crowded with people trying to enjoy exercise even in the heat. When you are sweating heavily and have run out of water you brought, having cool drinking water available on the walking path for anyone to drink brings an indescribable happiness.

Nowon-gu (District Mayor Oh Seung-rok) has installed healing refrigerators stocked with drinking water at eight locations along riversides and walking paths frequently used by residents.

The refrigerators, operated until the 31st of this month, are stocked with 300 bottles of 300ml drinking water each at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., totaling 600 bottles. Water replenishment is flexibly managed depending on weather conditions.

There are five riverside locations: along Jungnangcheon at Changdonggyo in Sanggye 6 and 7-dong, near the Jungnangcheon overpass in Sanggye 8-dong, and along Danghyeoncheon at the Children's Traffic Park in Junggye 2 and 3-dong and near the floor fountain beside Korea Bible University. Mukdongcheon is a heatwave shelter in Gongneung 1-dong.

The three walking path locations are Bulamsan Butterfly Garden, Gyeongchun Line Bulbit Garden, and Yeongchuksan Barrier-Free Forest Trail. The refrigerators are managed and water supplied by nearby marts in the healing refrigerator installation areas.

In addition, since the 17th, the district has been operating a nighttime heatwave shelter for seniors aged 65 and older living alone or receiving basic livelihood benefits during heatwave warnings.

The shelter is open from 8 p.m. to 7 a.m. the next day, with 50 rooms secured in cooperation with the Noblesse Tourist Hotel near the district office.

Currently, 31 people are using the service, which operates with one or two persons per room to prevent the spread of COVID-19. A return home service is also provided upon request for seniors.

District Mayor Oh Seung-rok said, “Due to COVID-19, residents face many restrictions in daily activities, so I hope this will be a useful resource for those who have not prepared drinking water.”

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.